Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Birmingham Christmas Shelter is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing.
Birmingham Christmas Shelter (number 1002891) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Birmingham Christmas Shelter do?
We provide food, warmth, shelter and friendship to the homeless and lonely of Birmingham during the Christmas period, regardless of gender, colour, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Birmingham Christmas Shelter
Answers Birmingham Christmas Shelter gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Birmingham Christmas Shelter's highest-paid staff paid?
Birmingham Christmas Shelter's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Does Birmingham Christmas Shelter receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Birmingham Christmas Shelter. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Birmingham Christmas Shelter reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Birmingham Christmas Shelter as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Birmingham Christmas Shelter's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
Birmingham Open Christmas
Where it says it operates
Birmingham City
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Birmingham Christmas Shelter registered for?
The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing
Why is there no Clarity Score for Birmingham Christmas Shelter yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Birmingham Christmas Shelter.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to Birmingham Christmas Shelter?
Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation.
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Is Birmingham Christmas Shelter a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Birmingham Christmas Shelter as a registered charity (number 1002891) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Birmingham Christmas Shelter's charity number?
Birmingham Christmas Shelter's charity number is 1002891. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1002891?
Search 1002891 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Birmingham Christmas Shelter do?
We provide food, warmth, shelter and friendship to the homeless and lonely of Birmingham during the Christmas period, regardless of gender, colour, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Does Birmingham Christmas Shelter have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Birmingham Christmas Shelter. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Birmingham Christmas Shelter?
Birmingham Christmas Shelter's website listed in our register data is http://www.birminghamchristmasshelter.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Birmingham Christmas Shelter's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Birmingham Christmas Shelter's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Birmingham Christmas Shelter?
The register records Birmingham Christmas Shelter as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Birmingham Christmas Shelter's trustees paid?
Birmingham Christmas Shelter's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Birmingham Christmas Shelter previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Birmingham Christmas Shelter: Birmingham Open Christmas.
When was Birmingham Christmas Shelter registered as a charity?
Birmingham Christmas Shelter was entered on the register on 10 May 1991.